Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 70.97 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 70.97 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana peaked at 87.48 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.28 kg/ha, in 1993.
Botswana ranks 51st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.88 kg/ha | 10.29 kg/ha | 13.33 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.86 kg/ha | 11.17 kg/ha | 15.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.96 kg/ha | 11.73 kg/ha | 15.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.39 kg/ha | 8.28 kg/ha | 29.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.96 kg/ha | 20.89 kg/ha | 72.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.71 kg/ha | 26.97 kg/ha | 87.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.57 kg/ha | 53.75 kg/ha | 70.97 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana was 70.97 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 87.48 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 51st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).